The Spanish Navy will have a modern Combat Supply Vessel (BAC) in 2030. Construction will begin at the Ferrol shipyard and is part of the Ministry of Defense's commitment to the modernization of its naval capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Secretary of State for Defense, Amparo Valcarce, and the President of Navantia, Ricardo Dom\u00ednguez, signed the execution order this morning, starting an ambitious project that will strengthen the logistic operability of the Naval Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The construction of the BAC will generate 3 million working hours over four years and will employ more than 1,800 people in direct and indirect jobs. More than 300 Spanish companies will participate, consolidating the boost to the national defense industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new vessel will have a length of almost 174 meters, 23 meters beam and a displacement of approximately 20,000 tons. It will be based on the design of the A-15 'Cantabria' and on the adaptations made for the AAOR ships of the Australian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be capable of transporting fuel, supplies, ammunition, water, spare parts and containerized material. It will also provide medical support, special operations support and could operate as a command vessel in specific situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This new BAC will progressively replace the A-14 'Pati\u00f1o', in service since 1995. Among its improvements are an ecological propulsion system, point defense, anti-drone systems (C-UAS), and the capability to operate and maintain surface, air and underwater unmanned vehicles (UXVs).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La Armada espa\u00f1ola contar\u00e1 con un moderno Buque de Aprovisionamiento de Combate (BAC) en 2030. La construcci\u00f3n comenzar\u00e1 en el astillero de Ferrol y forma parte del compromiso del Ministerio de Defensa con la modernizaci\u00f3n de sus capacidades navales. Firma oficial de la orden de ejecuci\u00f3n La secretaria de Estado de Defensa, Amparo Valcarce, y […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[186,240,291],"class_list":["post-2375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-espana","tag-armada-espanola","tag-espana","tag-fuerzas-armadas-espanolas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n